Including the Outsiders: The Contribution of Guides to Integrated Heritage Tourism Management in Cusco, Southern Peru
2004; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 7; Issue: 4-5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/13683500408667996
ISSN1747-7603
Autores Tópico(s)Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
ResumoAbstract Over the last decade many archaeological sites in Peru have become important tourist attractions. However, despite the growth in tourism, visitor management and interpretation at the sites are limited and, at times, non-existent. The mainstay of interpretative supply in Peru is the tour guide, and three types of guide were identified in this research: those with university degrees, others with vocational training, and untrained 'local guides' from the local indigenous population living near the archaeological sites. All three types of guide were present at the Cusco region case study sites of Raqchi and Ollantaytambo. Recommendations focus on ways that local guides could be brought into the tourist system to enable their participation, both economic and social, in the tourism developing on their doorstep. Keywords: TOUR GUIDESHERITAGE TOURISMVISITOR MANAGEMENTCUSCOPERU
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